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Nielsen: Over 40 percent of Tablet Owners Using Device as Second Screen

Posted 12/05/2012 at 3:16pm | by Matt Clark

Nielsen Cross Platform Report If you watch a lot of TV, you're well aware of television networks pushing apps to further complement the viewing of programming. Whether it's a companion app for Discovery Channel, or just an ESPN SportsCenter app to check scores during the game, providers are paying more attention to the prevalence of tablets in American homes.

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Nielsen: Kids Really, Really Love Apple this Holiday Season

Posted 11/20/2012 at 5:02pm | by Matt Clark

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HO HO HO, iOS Well, the weather sure seems unnervingly warm, but the holidays are here. And if you're the parent of little ones, it's time to start sweating as the kids ask Santa for uncomfortably expensive presents. What are kids asking for these days--a pony? Their very own jetpack? Nope. According to a Nielsen study, most children just want iOS devices under the tree this year.

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Wednesday Recap: AT&T Raising Data Rates, Fandor Movies, iPhone on the Rise

Posted 01/18/2012 at 4:09pm | by J.R. Bookwalter

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With much of the internet blacked out today in protest of the pending SOPA bill, you’re probably ready to read about something -- anything! -- else to wind down your mid-week “hump day.” Of course, we’re all waiting to see what Apple will serve up to the educational community tomorrow, but in the meantime they’re busy slapping Samsung with another patent lawsuit aimed at the Korean manufacturer’s smartphones -- so there’s no end in sight. In the meantime, here’s what else is making news for this wonderful Wednesday, January 18, 2012.

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Nielsen on Smartphones: Android Is Top OS, Apple Is Top Manufacturer

Posted 07/28/2011 at 10:32am | by Adrian Hoppel

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Nielsen, a global leader in measurement and information, released a report today detailing the current US smartphone market. The report mirrors other recent data that suggests that Android is the top overall smartphone operating system, but Apple is the top smartphone manufacturer.

The June data from Nielsen shows that Google’s Android operating system now claims 39 percent of the U.S. consumer smartphone market; iOS holds second place with 28 percent, and RIM Blackberry has dropped to 20 percent.

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iPhone Users Pay For And Play More Games Than Anyone Else

Posted 07/06/2011 at 1:08pm | by Adrian Hoppel

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According to the latest research from Nielsen, we smartphone owners goof off with our devices more than anything else. It really is all about the games. Games are used more than any other app, even more than checking the weather, news, Facebook or Twitter.

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Nielsen Says Kids Want Their iPad

Posted 11/29/2010 at 7:14pm | by Matthew Tilmann

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In almost a changing of the guard, apparently kids age 13 and under want an iPad or an iPod Touch more than any other electronic this holiday season, according to the latest Nielsen survey. That exclamation of happiness you just heard? That came from Apple. That groan? That just came from parents' wallets.

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Nielsen Retracts Original iPad Comments

Posted 10/25/2010 at 6:25pm | by Matthew Tilmann

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Normally we would expect any analysis out of the king of all things TV rating to be crisp and concise, right? Not so when it came to their recent comments about iPad app downloading. They had originally claimed that about one-third of all iPad users had never downloaded an app. Looks like the yolk's on them!

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Nielsen Reveals iPad Owners Skew To Be Younger and Male

Posted 09/29/2010 at 6:21pm | by Matthew Tilmann

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We all know about the iPad's surging popularity, and how eReaders are starting to become the trend. But ever wondered the demographics of who uses these up and coming devices? Nielsen Company dug into that very topic of discussion.

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